Bread and Thread
Two archaeology-grad/crafter friends discuss food and domestic history
Depression Glass
You may think this is glass for when you're sad, the ohoho!
The Dracula Cookbook
Vampire magic, and the fruit of the summer
Deer Parks
Deer parks, I love you
Netting
We have not achieved net zero. There are so many nets
Playgrounds
We're back, so let's go play outside and learn about the giant's stride
Alewives
Women? Running businesses?! We can't be having that!
L'Artusi
The father of modern Italian cooking, his life, his opus, and his minestrone soup
King Cake
Twelfth night traditions and army camp stew
Advent Calendars
What is an advent calendar? Why is an advent calendar? How do you evade taxes with cheese?
Whitework
It is embroidery time once again!
Rayon
Artificial, but green? But maybe not? But maybe?
Lee Miller
Sometimes you just have to get silly with it
Pistachios
Happy nut, smiling nut, green almond. It's time for the not-so-humble pistachio
Mulberries
Here we go round the mulberry bush...tree? Also, mooncakes!
Flax
You didn't think we were done with #flaxfacts did you?
Linen
Flax facts part one!
William Morris
Arts! Crafts! Wallpaper! Socialism?
Strawberries
Happy summer! It's time for strawberries and gazpacho
WW2 Clothes Rationing and Utility Clothing
We're back! It's time to learn about gasmask bags, illegal turnups, and Winston Churchill's custom onsie
Smocking
Don't get your clothes in a bunch! Or if you need to, make it pretty
Ambergris
What smells bad, is legally complicated, and is a key part of high-end perfumes?
Episode 100
We made it to 100 episodes!
This one's a bit different, as we answer your questions
Tiramisu
Episode Notes
This episode features wall to wall dessert controversy.
Local larder: tres leches
Shisha and Elytra Embroidery
More shiny things to put on clothing, and a new year soup
Sequins
Let's add some sparkle to the new year!
Tablet Weaving
Jimmy the Welsh Viking is back to tell us about tablet weaving
Julia Child
In which Liz decides they really need to watch Julie and Julia
Cockles
Enjoy a tiny shellfish, and a big layered bird
Company Towns
What's a model village when it's not a tiny town? How do you owe your soul to a company store? What would you eat in a logging camp?
Love Spoons
You've heard of spooning romantically? Now get ready for romantic spoons!
Sycamores
Since sycamores have been in the news, let's see exactly what they are
The Book of Margery Kempe
Mediaeval merchant, mystic, and pilgrim, and the subject of the earliest survivial autobiography in English
Opus Anglicanum
Time to discuss some mediaeval masterwork
V&A link: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/opus-anglicanum-masterpieces-of-english-medieval-embroidery
Naan
Bread of kings and king of breads, it's time for naan
Stagecoaches
What's a coaching inn? Where did old-timey people put their luggage? What the heck is lutefisk? Answers to all these questions and more, this episode!
Resist Dyeing
Tie-dying and friends from around the world
Lark Rise to Candleford
This time, the book's a memoir. Let's get idyllic
Yeast
We round off our hat-trick of bread episodes by discussing that wonderful fungus, yeast
Sourdough
The breadening continues! Let's get sour
Sliced Bread and the Chorleywood Process
We finally talked about bread!